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Gaza hospitals face critical oxygen shortage as health system teeters on collapse
Hospitals in Gaza are experiencing severe oxygen deficits, jeopardizing the care of newborns and seriously ill patients as the medical system approaches failure.
Medical facilities across Gaza report that oxygen supplies are dwindling to minimal levels, forcing many units to operate far below normal capacity. The shortage endangers premature infants and patients in intensive care, who rely on continuous oxygen therapy. Ongoing attacks on health infrastructure and restrictions on aid deliveries have compounded the crisis, leaving the health system on the brink of collapse.
Why it matters
A lack of oxygen in Gaza's hospitals endangers vulnerable patients and signals a deepening humanitarian emergency.
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